IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.G. AJITHKUMAR
Friday, the 24th day of June 2022 / 3rd Ashadha, 1944
DBP NO. 11 OF 2021
IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - APPOINTMENTS ON COMPASSIONATE
GROUNDS UNDER TDB MADE WITHOUT DUE REGARD TO THE AVAILABILITY OF VACANCIES IN
THE QUOTA FIXED FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT - SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED
AS PER ORDER DATED 30.03.2021 IN DBP 33/2019 - REG:
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PETITIONER:
SUO MOTU
RESPONDENTS:
1. THE CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695003
2. THE SECRETARY
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695003
3. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695003
*ADDL.R4 IMPLEADED
4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR,
KERALA STATE AUDIT DEPARTMENT, DIRECTORATE,
4TH FLOOR, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
*IS SUO MOTU IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL 4TH RESPONDENT VIDE ORDER
DATED 22/03/2022 IN DBP 11/2021.
BY SRI.G.BIJU, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD FOR R2 & R3
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1 AND ADDL.R4
BY SRI.S.RAJMOHAN, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER (BY ORDER)
THE DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ORDERS AGAIN ON 24/06/2022,
UPON PERUSING THE PETITION AND THIS COURT'S ORDER DATED 20/05/2022, THE COURT ON
THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ANIL K. NARENDRAN & P.G. AJITHKUMAR, JJ.
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DBP No.11 of 2021
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Dated this the 24th day of June, 2022
ORDER
Anil K. Narendran, J.
During the course of arguments, on a query made by this Court, the learned Standing Counsel for Travancore Devaswom Board would submit that even prior to the judgment of the Division Bench in Rajani P. Kuttan and another v. State of Kerala and others [2021 (6) KHC 513], a Division Bench of this Court held that the temporary employees in the Travancore Devaswom Board are not entitled for regularisation and that judgment was afirmed by the Apex Court.
The learned Senior Government Pleader seeks one more week time to file a statement on behalf of the additional 4 th respondent Joint Director, Kerala State Audit Department.
List on 05.07.2022. Sd/-
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, JUDGE Sd/-
P.G. AJITHKUMAR, JUDGE MIN 24-06-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar